diff --git a/lib/tasks/doctor.rake b/lib/tasks/doctor.rake
index 606fa319e6..c0296eb7bb 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/doctor.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/doctor.rake
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require_relative "../../rakelib/task_helpers"
 require_relative "../react_on_rails"
 require_relative "../react_on_rails/doctor"
 
@@ -38,8 +37,6 @@ rescue LoadError
 end
 
 namespace :react_on_rails do
-  include ReactOnRails::TaskHelpers
-
   desc "Diagnose React on Rails setup and configuration"
   task :doctor do
     verbose = ENV["VERBOSE"] == "true"
diff --git a/spec/lib/react_on_rails/doctor_rake_task_spec.rb b/spec/lib/react_on_rails/doctor_rake_task_spec.rb
index 8729579c5d..e34e979a50 100644
--- a/spec/lib/react_on_rails/doctor_rake_task_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/react_on_rails/doctor_rake_task_spec.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
       expect(Rake::Task.task_defined?("react_on_rails:doctor")).to be true
     end
 
+    it "can be loaded without requiring missing task_helpers" do
+      # This test ensures the rake file doesn't try to require excluded files
+      # that would cause LoadError in packaged gems
+      expect { load rake_file }.not_to raise_error
+    end
+
     it "can be invoked without errors" do
       # Mock the Doctor class to avoid actual diagnosis
       doctor_instance = instance_double(ReactOnRails::Doctor)